993 Episodes

  1. A Short History of the War of the Roses

    Published: 11/22/2017

  2. Richard Francis Burton—The Man Who Knew the Most Languages in History

    Published: 11/21/2017

  3. The Scopes Monkey Trial, HL Mencken, and Religion in Public Life—Darryl Hart

    Published: 11/20/2017

  4. The Reformation Happened 500 Years Ago, But It's More Timely Than Ever—Benjamin Wiker

    Published: 11/17/2017

  5. How Did You Call the Police Before the Phone Was Invented?

    Published: 11/16/2017

  6. All the Presidents Who Owned Slaves and How They Treated Them

    Published: 11/15/2017

  7. Who Were Worse—The Spanish Conquistadors or the Aztecs?

    Published: 11/14/2017

  8. The Lives of Slaves, Heretics, Cave-Dwellers, and Other People Ancient History Never Tells You About—Robert Garland

    Published: 11/13/2017

  9. What Did Entertainment Do To The Romans?

    Published: 11/10/2017

  10. Syriac-The Best Language for Conquering The Ancient World

    Published: 11/9/2017

  11. The Most Valuable Lost Treasure That Still Exists

    Published: 11/8/2017

  12. Did Vikings Have Tattoos?

    Published: 11/7/2017

  13. Call of Duty: WW2's Historical Advisor Marty Morgan on Bringing the War to Life

    Published: 11/6/2017

  14. The Codpiece—The Worst Fashion Trend in History

    Published: 11/3/2017

  15. Why Almost No Medieval Peasant Cottages Survive Today

    Published: 11/2/2017

  16. How a Nikita Khruschev Mistranslation Threatened Nuclear War

    Published: 11/1/2017

  17. British Girl, Nazi German POW—A Love Story

    Published: 10/31/2017

  18. Assassin's Creed's Resident Historian Maxime Durand on Mixing Fact with Fiction

    Published: 10/30/2017

  19. Cruel and Unusual (Medieval) Punishment

    Published: 10/27/2017

  20. The Easter Uprising of 1916

    Published: 10/26/2017

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For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features long-form interviews with best-selling authors who have written about everything. Topics include gruff World War II generals who flew with airmen on bombing raids, a war horse who gained the rank of sergeant, and presidents who gave their best speeches while drunk.